People who write very short stories tend not to be relaxed, and I’m no exception. In my mind there is always a messy pile of ideas, projects and stories, and every morning I pull out a frayed, crumpled fragment from the pile and try to wrestle with it. Ever since I can remember myself, there have always been a few projects at the top of the pile that are especially dear to my heart. Ideas that I keep persisting with and going back to, even when they’re stuck creatively or practically. In this column, I’d like to share with you a few of these unfinished creative challenges, in the hope that they might generate some feedback from you and a tailwind to keep me going.
This week, I’m sharing a scene from Shut, a television series I’ve been developing with my good friend Hamutal Gur. The premise is simple: Shefer, a talented young surgeon, operates on a man who was critically injured in a hit-and-run accident. After the life-saving surgery, the patient is left in a coma, and his wife, Mali, begins a relationship with the doctor, which soon turns romantic. Four years later, the couple are living together and raising Mali’s son. When her comatose husband – the boy’s father – begins to show signs of recovery, Shefer the doctor tries to help him, but Shefer the lover can’t help fearing that if the patient recuperates, his own life will be shattered.
